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| A year after Superstorm Sandy, federal aid trickles in | | | (Reuters) - A year after Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc across the eastern United States, only a fraction of the aid money earmarked for recovery has been used, in what some claim is a painfully slow and opaque process. |
| Rocker Lou Reed of Velvet Underground dies at 71 | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lou Reed, the pioneering songwriter and musician behind the Velvet Underground, one of the most influential rock bands which fused art and music in collaboration with artist Andy Warhol, died on Sunday at the age of 71, his literary agent said. |
| Behind Maria's village | | | The homes are built with mud and straw. The streets are dirt and puddles. An old Roma lady gestures that she's so hungry it feels like her belly has been slit. |
| Chile court freezes Glencore hydroelectric project | | | SANTIAGO, Oct 25 (Reuters) - A Chilean appeals court has blocked a recently approved $733 million hydroelectric dam on environmental grounds, a surprise blow to owners Origin Energy and global miner... |
| Science of whiskey drinking | | | The smell of grass or a bar bathed in a red glow can affect your enjoyment of whiskey. CNN's Jim Boulden reports. |
| After shootings, teachers need help | | | Edward Mooney says PTSD is common in teachers who witness school violence, such as the recent Nevada shooting. It's crucial that administrators make psychological help available -- and that the community offers support |
| Few Problems With Cannabis for California | | | At a time when polls show widening public support for legalizing marijuana, Californias 17-year experience as the first state to legalize medical marijuana offers surprising lessons, experts say. |
| Subeconomy of fake Beats | | | Three weeks ago, hip-hop star Andre Young -- better known as Dr. Dre -- made news as his Beats Electronics line, a maker of premium headphones, was valued at more than $1 billion thanks to an investment from the Carlyle Group. |
| Colombia Rebels Free American Hostage | | | The guerrilla group FARC turned Kevin Scott Sutay, a former American service member, over to an international delegation after he had been held for more than four months. |
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